The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-13

made thirty to fifty dollars per month out of
commissions, while at the smaller stations only
few dollars were obtained from this source.
Indanapolie merchants are unable to under
stand why !. that the rate on frssclass freights
from Boston and other New England points to
indianapolis is ten cents per hundred pounds
higher than the rate on frst-class freghts from
Indianapolis to those points.
c. W. Fairbanks was summoned to New York
yesterday to look after some legal matters in
connection with the pending litigation over the
Cleveland 8s Canton road. 1t is said that there
is some prospect of an agreement which will take
the matter out of the hands of the court
a. r. Johnston. general freight and passenger
agent of the Cincinnati, Jackson & MackInaw
Railroad Company was yesterday appointed
general manager of the road. Mr. Johnston is
an Indiana2 polls boy. and began railroad service
in the Panhandle offices at this point
Two years ago one In dianapolis legal firm
was largely interested in settling the affairs of
thirteen bankrupt roads in this and adjoining
States. Within that time the wrecked roads
have been placed on good basis financially
through reoreanizations. and the legal firm
has not a bankrupt road on its books.
The shipments from Chicago over the eastern
lines last week amounted to Al. $50 tons, against
1920 tons in the week ending April 2. The c.,
l., st. L. & G. is again earning its per cent in
the allotted percentages out of Chicago taking
Under the old pool the Big Four was allotted
per cent
The c., l., st. L. & c. road earned, the first
week in April. $44, $40 II, which was decrease,
as compared with the earnings for the CORE
spending week OF 1886, of 1898 SO. The passen-
ger earnings of the road continue to show an
increase the earnings Of the first week in April
exceeding those of the corresponding week last
year ST, 76701.
H. D. Parker has been appointed general
traffic manager of the Lake Erie & Western
Railway Company and assumed the duties of
his DositiOn yeetnrdav Mr. Parkars head
quarters will be at Bloomington, ILL.,, for the
present. This is new Office on the Lake Erie
& Western road, that organization having here
tofore got along without such an official.
Agents on the Indianapolis division of the
Lake Erie & Western system have been in
structed to use but little effort to secure bust
ness for Detroit and Toledo, making the route
via Sandusky the main line for their east bound
business and work all the north bound business
possible via Michigan City. This is to give the
L. E. e. W. as long haul on such business as
possible.
Commission men are much troubled over the
advance on rates upon green stuffs from South
ern markets. For instance, new cabbage shipped
here from New Orleans, received yesterday. was
billed at ST. GO per crate the rate last year was
but so cents rer crate, and on other green stuff
received thus far the rate has been equally high
1t is feared that the increase will put stop to
shipments
General Manager Bradbury, of the Lake Erie
ence with the directors as regards contemplated
improvements to the property. Among other
things, what is to be done at Indianapolis will
be settled. The question of building elevator
at Sandusky will be discussed. The feeling is
that such an Improvement must be made if the
Lake Erie & Western is to compete for the grain
traffic from Western points it touches. Wien
working out of Peoria, as we'll as this city, the
great need of elevator at that point will be
more apparent.
Harry Drew and other Indianapolis parties,
who are interested in the st. Louis, Kansas City
q Colorado road, are to reap good results in q
financial way through their connection with the
enterprise Twenty miles of the road now
completed and trains running over 1t carrying
freight and passengers. while the grading on
sixty miles more is we'll near completion, and
track laid a portion of the way. On the IN
completed portion of the road three construction
trains with large forces of men at work,
| and Mr.. Drew expects by the LIST of July to
have trains running over eighty miles of the
road.
| The annual meeting of the Cincinnati, Wa
| bash & Michigan road will be held to-day at Elk
| hart Ind. The election will be of more thar
| ordinary interest as the Ives Stayner combina
| ton, which owns the controlling stock, will name
| the directors. The road in the past has beer
| something of Cleveland interest, six of tht
| directors residing there. The Lake Shore road
! still owns ZOO shares, which is about % pei
| cent of the stock. The change in directors will
| doubtless. affect the traffic agreement between
the c., W. & NJ. and the Lake Shore roads
as it is understood that when the connecting
| link between Anderson and Nashville is com
| interest of Cincinnati, it completes drec
| in frop Harh or Mich fn hat int